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250-1cpu/printer
Created Date: March 09,2006
Created By: rgrant8584
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does any one know what printer will work with the 250-1 cpu. i need to print out recipe data after each cycle. any help would be great thanks
Created Date: March 09,2006
Created by: marksji
I use an OKI ML-184-TURBO serial dot matrix printer with the DL260 and DL06. OKI's part number is OKI-62409701.
I'd also recomend you use the DL260 CPU as ASCII commands are MUCH nicer in the 260 vs the 250.
Created Date: March 09,2006
Created by: rgrant8584
but i allready have the 250-1 cpu installed and runing. all that is left to do is install printer.
Created Date: March 09,2006
Created by: marksji
I'm not saying it can't be done with the 250-1 cpu, but I would be surprised if you can justify the extra time to do it with the 250 when the 260 is only $299. When it comes to ASCII (in or out) I can do in an afternoon with the 260 what took me a week and a half on the 250/250-1.
My advice is buy a 260 cpu, load your existing program in it, and then write the code for your printer.
Created Date: March 09,2006
Created by: rgrant8584
i must agree with you i got a oki 320 to work
but now i got to try and get the text to print. when i try to print (test) i get (??77*).if i think that they would buy one i would do it but i am stuck with the 250-1
"test$r " is this right
Created Date: March 10,2006
Created by: marksji
Take a look at the 205 manual. Chapter 5, page 201 (and several after that). You 're on the right track, but I think you want a $L on the end instead of a $R. $R is a carriage return (moves the print head back to the left), but that will have you printing over your last line on the next print command. $L is a carriage return and a line feed which will move the print head back to the left and move the paper down one line.
Created Date: March 10,2006
Created by: franji1
I think (it should be) $R is a CR $L is a LF but $N should be CRLF
Created Date: March 10,2006
Created by: marksji
franji, you are correct. My mistake.
Created Date: March 11,2006
Created by: rgrant8584
but how come it is not printing "TEST$R "
this is driving me nut
Created Date: March 11,2006
Created by: marksji
When you do a print ( "test$r ") what happens? you should see on the paper
test
Created Date: March 12,2006
Created by: rgrant8584
I SEE {??77}ON PAPER